By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
Dear Sumatran tiger supporters,
Exciting news – since we last reported to you, we can confirm that Hannah is once again pregnant.
As we explained before, this time the cubs will be separated from her shortly after birth after which we will hand rear (bottle feed) them at the Zoo.
Usually, zoos are reluctant to remove cubs from the mother prior to weaning, as it is always better for the animals if the mother can rear the cubs herself. Hand-reared cubs often fail to adapt successfully to living with other tigers. In this case, we have a dilemma – on the one hand, for this species to survive, continued breeding attempts are critical; on the other, it has happened several times already that Hannah’s healthy litters have not survived as a result of her failure to rear them. Accordingly, a zoological decision has been made – upon the recommendation of the European Endangered Species Program - to immediately remove any further offspring born to Hannah in the future.
We hope that we will have more good news to report next time - we’ll keep you posted!
With warm regards,
Team Tiger at the Jerusalem Zoo
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